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By Lisa Respers France, CNN If you have packed on some pandemic pounds this story will either make you feel hopeful or lousy. While many of us were testing a lot of homemade banana bread and furniture durability (also known as eating comfort food and being a couch potato), some stars were actually going in

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Matt Damon’s teenage daughter refuses to watch any of his movies that might show off his acting ability, he says. In promoting his new film, “Stillwater,” the 50-year-old actor shared that his 15-year-old daughter Isabella refuses to watch “Good Will Hunting” because she thinks he may be good in it.

By Marianne Garvey, CNN The Daytime Emmys handed out its awards over the weekend, announcing winners in the children’s and animation and lifestyle categories in two live-streamed events. Saturday’s ceremony was hosted by Raven-Symone. The fiction and lifestyle ceremony was hosted by Loni Love on Sunday. Winners included the Netflix series “Dash & Lily,” Zac

By Lisa Respers France, CNN We finally know what Mary’s dress does. Well before the internet was arguing whether a dress was blue or gold, people were going back and forth over whether Bruce Springsteen was singing “Mary’s dress sways” or “Mary’s dress waves” in the 1975 song “Thunder Road.” The single is known as

By Chloe Melas, CNN Outside the Los Angeles County Superior Courthouse on the day of Britney Spears‘ July 14 court hearing for her conservatorship, a dozens of some of the singer’s most devoted fans gathered. They held banners, signs and even baked cookies with the now viral hashtag, #FreeBritney. It’s these loyal and vocal supporters

By Megan Thomas, CNN Britney Spears shared a message seemingly aimed at those close to her who she feels ignored her in a time of need. In an Instagram post Friday night, the singer, who scored a legal victory earlier this week by securing her choice of attorney in her conservatorship battle, criticized those who

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Debates over LeBron James’ greatness compared to Michael Jordan on a basketball court will continue in perpetuity, but “Space Jam: A New Legacy” won’t fuel much chatter about who’s the better actor. Putting James in Jordan’s shoes, as it were, isn’t a bad idea in theory, but despite the odd

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN As poet Jennifer Lopez once wrote, love don’t cost a thing. But this summer, her love life has been everything. Following a breakup with former baseball player Alex Rodriguez, Lopez has displayed a masterful grasp of the art of rebounding, being captured by paparazzi with former boyfriend Ben Affleck. Along with

By Lisa Respers France and Andy Rose, CNN Biz Markie, who infused his music with so much fun and humor that he became known as “The Clown Prince of Hip Hop,” has died, his manager, Jenni Izumi, confirmed to CNN. He was 57. “Biz created a legacy of artistry that will forever be celebrated by

By Marianne Garvey, CNN There’s no winning in cancel culture. Just ask Chrissy Teigen. The model, businesswoman and social media star Twitter once called the unofficial mayor of the platform has been paying the price since she was called out in May for bullying messages she wrote to others that resurfaced from her past. As

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Turns out Courteney Cox knows her teen daughter, Coco, pretty well. The 17-year-old is Cox’s child with ex-husband David Arquette. Daughter and mom played “Who Knows Who Best,” and Cox posted the video on her verified Instagram account. One of the questions focused on the show that made Cox famous,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Prior to his death in February 2020 during a home invasion in Los Angeles, Pop Smoke recorded a video jamming to Dua Lipa’s 2018 collaboration with Calvin Harris, “One Kiss.” Now the rapper’s posthumous single with the singer has been released. “Demeanor” features Dua Lipa singing “You can’t say pop

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Harry Styles is offering more opportunities to adore him with new dates for his “Love on Tour” concerts. He took to Instagram with the news: “LOVE ON TOUR will be going out across the USA this September and I could not be more excited for these shows,” he wrote to his

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Naomi Osaka” tackles a lot more than just tennis, but this Netflix docuseries (really just a 110-minute documentary sliced into three parts) works best as a window into the demands placed on young athletes, and the pressures — from personal to political to marketing — that go with it. On

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Schmigadoon!” was clearly made by and for people who love musicals, for better and occasionally worse. Seeking to create enough original music to power a TV series is always a major challenge, with the added burden that the songs in this 10-episode Apple TV+ show are largely spoofs aimed at

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Ashton Kutcher says he sold his ticket on a Virgin Galactic flight into space because his wife, Mila Kunis, persuaded him that it wasn’t a “smart family decision.” In a recent interview with website Cheddar News, the “Two and a Half Men” actor revealed he had been due to join a

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Chrissy Teigen is mourning the death of her beloved dog Pippa. The model turned TV personality shared on Instagram on Thursday that the 10-year-old French bulldog ,which she shares with husband John Legend, “just died in my arms.” “Our beautiful little pippa just died in my arms, not long ago,” she

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Senior citizen reminisces about music” — in black and white, no less — doesn’t sound like a classic elevator pitch, until you see that guy is Paul McCartney, leading a magical tour down memory lane for the Beatles, their influences and a whole lot else. Playing on Hulu, “McCartney 3,2,1”